Veteran Skeleton

Veteran Skeleton

Race

Halloween creature

Level

Varies

Rank

Veteran

Location

Queensdale
(Kryta)
Kessex Hills
(Kryta)
Gendarran Fields
(Kryta)
Mad King's Labyrinth
(Mad King's Realm)

Part of

Defeat the strange foe that came through the haunted door

Image(s)

Longbow-wielding version.

Veteran Skeletons are Halloween creatures from the Mad King's Realm that can be encountered in Kryta during Halloween when a Haunted Door is opened. As of the Blood and Madness release, they serve Bloody Prince Thorn and attack Mad King Thorn's forces on sight. In combat, they either wield greatswords or longbows.

Locations

Kryta

• Queensdale

• Kessex Hills
  • Greyhoof Meadows (22)

• Gendarran Fields
  • Provern Shore (30)

The Mists

• Mad King's Realm
  • Mad King's Labyrinth (80-84)

Event involvement

Halloween

Defeat the strange foes coming through the haunted door (8, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)

Defeat the strange foe that came through the haunted door (18, 20, 22, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 80)

Combat abilities

Greatsword

Effects

•  Berserk - Gained at 25% health.

Skills

• Greatsword auto-attack chain.
  •   Greatsword Swing - Melee attack that cleaves.
    •   Greatsword Slice - Melee attack that cleaves.
      •   Brutal Strike - Melee attack that inflicts  Vulnerability for 10 seconds.
• Rush End - Charges at target foe and strikes them with a melee attack upon collision.
• Slash - The skeleton channels an attack similar to Whirling Axe, charging in target direction and dealing point-blank area of effect damage as it travels.

Longbow

Abilities

• Knocks Back
• Cripples

Effects

•  Berserk - Gained at 25% health.

Skills

• Bow Shot - Projectile auto-attack.
•   Charged Shot - Projectile attack that  knocks back the first enemy it hits; 1 second cast time.
•   Kick - Melee attack that  Launches target foe. This skill is only used if an enemy is within melee range.
•   Barrage - Creates an area of effect field at target location for 2 seconds that hits up to 5 times,  crippling enemies for 2 seconds with each hit. 2 second cast time.

Stolen skills

•   Throw Gunk
•   Throw Net
•   Rusty Scrap Strike
•   Shoot Rifle
•   Use Scepter
•   Use Staff

Drops

Name	Type	Rarity	Quantity	Creature level
Limited-Use Mad King Finisher	Consumable	BBasic	1	Varies
Limited-Use Scarecrow Finisher	Consumable	BBasic	1	Varies
Trick-or-Treat Bag	Container	BBasic	1-2	Varies
Chattering Skull	Crafting material	DMasterwork	1	Varies
Piece of Candy Corn	Consumable, Crafting material	BBasic	1	Varies
Ancient Bone	Crafting material	ERare	1	80
Large Bone	Crafting material	CFine	1	80
Heavy Bone	Crafting material	CFine	1	Varies
Bone	Crafting material	CFine	1	Varies
Bone Shard	Crafting material	CFine	1	Varies
Bone Chip	Crafting material	CFine	1	Varies
Porous Bone	Trophy	AJunk	1-2	80
Crumbling Bone	Trophy	AJunk	1-2	Varies
Brittle Bone	Trophy	AJunk	1-2	Varies

Notes

Anomaly:

Veteran Skeletons use male human sounds if they're hit by projectiles or killed with Fire or Lightning Damage.

Trivia

• Veteran Skeletons were first introduced with the October 22nd, 2012 update, as part of the Shadow of the Mad King release.
• They were added back into the game with the October 15th, 2013 update, as part of the Blood and Madness release.

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Skeleton

Skeleton • Veteran Skeleton • Champion Skeleton